Dollies

I have discovered a new inspiration for making dolls...perhaps brought on by Michelle's recent interest in it. I have a couple doll exoskeletons lying around with their wire bones exposed, and took pity on the unfortunate things. The worst off was Seamus, who didn't have a storage place when I was living in the back room at Rigg St and therefore endured me stepping on him quite a few times! The tips of his ears broke off, and his left hand had a large hole broken into the palm.
This week though, I think I have absolved myself of my former abuse of him, as I made a body and clothes for him! Here he be in his newfound glory as a rustic woodsy elf-person:



He is made of fimo clay (head, hands, and feet> over a wire armature. Note the bandaged hand. His eyes are small glass beads.





He looks like a quite agreeable and joyful little figure, I think. He stands about 6 inches tall.


Eventually I want to have a page on my website that will be a gallery of dolls, marionettes, sock-monkeys, and other doodads & fabric things I have made. I have my fingers in so many craft pies that I may as well represent them all in my portfolio! I worry about that, spreading myself too artistically thin and not focusing on building up a series in one medium. I treat myself to these artistic whims though. I'm nice to myself in this way. I guess thats the freedom you get from not relying on your art for your livlihood:)